England
& Wales Hardwicke Marriage Index |
The ParishThe parish of Brill lies in the far west of Buckinghamshire forming a short stretch of the border with neighbouring Oxfordshire. Brill is located roughly 7 miles northwest of the Oxfordshire market town of Thame and sits, in lanes, a little over a mile east of the B4011 road which connects Thame with Bicester. Brill is a large village sitting atop a distinct hill, the highest land for some distance, with properties gathered closely around the village centre and its green. brill has a long history, a Royal residence was maintained here for several centuries and, in particular, Edward the Confessor used this residence as a base for hunting trips into nearby Bernwood Forest. Brill almost became a market town, one was granted but the larger settlements of Thame & Bicester largely assumed that role. Brill had a mixed economy, whilst the surrounding parish was extensively used for pastoral farming, the stiff clay soils being unsuitable for arable growing, that clay formed the basis for an industry in pottery, tile & brick. The pitted surface of the nearby common is a relic of clay extraction and 14th century kilns have been archaeologically excavated in the village. Whilst Brill sits on a hill all drainage makes its way south eventually, by either the Thame or the Ray & Cherwell, to eventually join the Thames and reach the North Sea through the capital. Brill is sited at around 180 metres above the sea, quite a height for its county, away from the Chilterns, and the highest ground for many a mile. Brill parish was slightly larger than is usual in Buckinghamshire parishes, covering 3,100 acres it would have supported a population of close to 1,400 parishioners. In Domesday times Brill was already a Royal preserve, held directly by King William it could offer an impressive 20 ploughs, meadows & woodland as well as the Royal hunting forest, there was also a mill, which still sits on the northern edge of the village. |
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Register No | Covering Dates | Deposited With | Register Style | Quality Standard | Comments |
1 | 19th August 1754 1754 - 24th November 1812 | Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies | Bishop's Transcripts on loose-leaf folios | Grade 4 Register - there are notable quality issues with this register which may have resulted in many misreads | Registers for this period are so badly damaged that
it was decided to utilise the BTs to obtain this transcript. The
Bts are incomplete so omission is almost guaranteed. |
2 | 1st February 1813 - 20th March 1837 | Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies - Reference - DP/27/1/10 | Standard Rose style preprinted and prenumbered Marriage register | Grade 3 Register - there are sufficient quality issues with this register to indicate that some misreads will occur albeit few in number | There is extensive water damage to each page with staining around the spine extending at an angle across to half of the bottom entries. As a consequence there might be one or two misreads |
Piddington
St Nicholas, Oxfordshire
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Wotton
Underwood All Saints
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Boarstall
St James
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Wotton
Underwood All Saints
Dorton St John the Baptist Chilton St Mary |
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Oakley
St Mary
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Oakley
St Mary
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Chilton
St Mary
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